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Male Dunnock preening in one of my apple trees this morning. Not a clear view but he does show better towards the end
The 2021 winter solstice in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was a mostly cloudy day but late in the afternoon the sun came out briefly. Luckily for me, it illuminated this male Northern Flicker preening in the productive birding spot of Carburn Park. This individual is an intergrade between the red-shafted and yellow-shafted forms, with red on both the malars (cheek stripes) and the nape.
.the light was against , I have done what I can.
Kay likes it.
Hand held, exif below.
Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 500 mm
ISO Speed 1000
Exposure Bias -1 EV
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Nikon D40x
A great egret preens at St Andrews State Park, Florida
One of the pictures I took at Warabrook Wetlands while trialling the Tamron 150-600 lens with Archie McCafferty's camera. Thanks Archie!! I am still determined to buy the 7D Mk II :)
Northern Harrier preening its tail, Ridgefield NWR, WA. I remember these as a kid, in Tennessee on outings with my dad. We called them "Marsh Hawks" back then.
Nestled within the dense foliage, this Great Egret leisurely preened its feathers as it rested in its nest.
Location: Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, United States of America
I guess a preening eagle doesn't appreciate being spied upon with a long lens.
A glare that goes right thru, the original 10,000 yard stare!
This is a cropped photo of a Tundra Swan preening. The swans kept their distance that day. I haven't been back to Ridgefield for awhile and I imagine all the swans have gone north.
A Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, AZ gets his/her feathers all in a row. Flamingo life in a zoo seems to be equal parts sleeping, feeding, preening,and squabbling.
Kingfishers preen to maintain their feathers, which helps them fly well and stay healthy. Preening involves a number of behaviors, including:
Running the bill: Birds run their bill from the base to the tip of each feather
Shaking the head: Kingfishers may shake their head while preening
Turning around: Kingfishers may turn around on a branch while preening
Scratching the head: Kingfishers may scratch their head with their foot while preening.
{Taken in a fully natural environment}
Despite not being able to use all these shots for the competition I enjoyed watching all the different preening techniques.
Second day that this Calliope Hummingbird showed up at my feeder and if the same bird as the previous day the first I have seen and first in my backyard. IMG_6978
My first portrait of a northern lapwing this year (Vanellus vanellus, in the plover family), from Jæren 3.5 weeks ago.
I wish the background was better, but I just couldn't delete this one.
(Vipe (i lofamilien), in Norwegian)
I look forward to look for some more newly arrived migratory bird species tomorrow, like the ring ouzel (ringtrost in Norwegian), to add to this year's list which now numbers 135 bird species.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, Saanich, BC
Herons seem always to be either hunting or preening. This one was perched on the railing of the late (and lamented) south-east viewing wharf at Swan Lake, pulling out beakfuls of worn out feather fluff, some of which stuck to its beak and wouldn't let go.